First Announcement

The 9th Japan-Korea Workshop on Algebra and Combinatorics
will take place at Graduate School of Information Sciences,
Tohoku University, Aobayama Campus, from 24--25 January 2011.
The workshop is held once a year, alternately in Japan and in Korea.
It is intended to provide researchers of both countries,
especially young researchers including graduate students,
with opportunities to exchange rather informal information
of ongoing studies in the area.
Further information is available from
the organizers below.

Organizing Committee:
Eiichi Bannai (Kyushu University)
Jung Rae Cho (Pusan National University)
Mitsugu Hirasaka (Pusan National University)
Tatsuro Ito (Kanazawa University)
Hyun Kwang Kim (POSTECH)
Jack Koolen (POSTECH)
Akihiro Munemasa (Tohoku University)

Schedule
January 24, 09:40--17:20
January 25, 09:40--16:20

Speakers
There will be 13 talks of 45 minutes each.
Confirmed speakers are:
Mitsugu Hirasaka
Andreas Holmsen
Kijung Kim
Suh-Ryung Kim
Takao Komatsu
Tsuyoshi Miezaki
Sonoko Moriyama
Nobuaki Obata
Manabu Oura
Boram Park
Yoshio Sano
Masanori Sawa
Heesung Shin

Place
Main Lecture Hall, 2nd Floor, Graduate School of Information Sciences,
Tohoku University, Aobayama Campus

Accommodation
There are a number of reasonable hotels in the center of Sendai,
where a direct bus service is available to Aobayama campus.

Satellite Seminar
We are planning a satellite seminar for
young researchers on 26th of January at the same building as the workshop.
Further information will be in the second announcement.